Judge asked to dismiss wire fraud, bribery charges against former AR senator Gilbert Baker
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Gilbert Baker, who was a former chairman of the Arkansas Republican party, is facing wire fraud and bribery charges. Federal prosecutors are asking the judge to drop the charges.
The judge, Mike Maggio, pleaded guilty to bribery in 2015 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
In August 2021, a federal jury acquitted Baker of bribery conspiracy and deadlocked on another bribery charge and seven wire fraud charges. He was set to go on trial again Nov. 8, but prosecutors filed a motion Thursday seeking to dismiss the indictment against Baker.
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